Gear shift



Aug. 7, 1923.

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Be it known that l, HANS' Hanson; av citizen of the United States; residing at Eau Claire, in the county of Eau Claire and State of Wisconsin, have invented Certain' new and useful improvements' in Gear Shifts; and l do hereby declare the 'folloiff ing` to be a full; clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as 'vill' enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to maire and use the same.

This invention relates to an automobile gear shift and particnl'arly to such a shift adapted to be contained in a casing arranged to contain `oil so that the parts are thoroughly lubricated at' all times. The type of shift also has one connection to thetransmission gears and is adapted tobe operated hy the connection to the clutch pedaland the various positions of the shift are ar; ranged to be changedor determined from a point convenient to the driver. y

It is an object of this inventionto provid a gear shift in which change `of the gears can be made Withoutstoppingc' at a neutral position. I lt is a. further object of the invention .to control the change of the gears andfset. the shift so that the gears will be shifted;` as desired, by an indicator which is located in convenient position for manipulation by the driver. The invention also' has itsI object to arrange the shifting mechanism so that after the indicator is setthe'geas-.Will be shifted upon operation of the clutch pedal. l lt is still another object of the invention to provide a. shift WorkingY withal right'line iniotion7 the .moving partsv being' guided, by' parallel guide rods disposed in` the gear shift casing'. i Y u inotherobject of the inventionl i'swtolp'ro` ride a gear shift disposed in the' casing, the

, casingbeine; arranged so that-the'v shift' bc connected to the clutch pedal' at A one side or the other V.thereo'i' and the casingl being? also arranged sont-hat certain parts of the gear shift can he removed through apertures in the sides thereof Which are' normally closed by seres7 plugs. A y

These and other objects of the" invention will be fully set forth the following? dei scriptiofri made in connection Withtlfie ao'- iompaa-:fi'ng drafviings in Whieh like reitera elce characters' refer to' the same parts th'roughoirt' the different views; and in which,

E l` is a` plan View of the gear shifting mech" n'isin' with the top of the casing re- Hi'fd F 2 is? a' section taken' on the line :2 2 of Fig; 1;" plan view of'a portion of the mechar `nl" onLA an enlarged' scale;

Figi i section taken on the line' 4 4: ofFig-'' lbeing on an enlarged scale; y; Figi 5 is' an" enlarged vie'W in rear elevationg'as'iiidicfatedby the arrows in line 5 5 of Fig. l; y 1

G' is'V a" section taken onv the, line 6 6 of`Fi`gi` lg/asindic'ated by the arrows being shown on anvenlarged scale;

@Figi 7 i'sa plan" View of aV portion of the shift; as shown in Fig. l, partly in section also on ane'nlar'gedscale; .y

Fig. 81is'a.` section taken on the line 8 8 of Fig'. 1,"a's indicated by the arrows;

Fig. .9 is a' section' taken onithe line 9 9 ofFig.'1; f ,y y

Fi'g"."1'0 is a vertical section taken on the linefl`0 l0 ofi, Fig. l, as' indicated by the arrows; y

iiig'x 11" is` an enlarged section taken on the line" H ll of Fig. l; as indicated by the arrows;

Figi IQyis av plan vieri of the quadrant adjacentthe Ysteeringl Wheel' for changing tl'ievposi'tion of thel gear shifts g" v Alfigfl'' is verticalsection through a portion of' said mechanism;

Fig.' 14' is a'lvi'ew; in side elevation of the operating Crankarni'; y i

l5 is'a side'vievv' of the shift and" connect 'rimane l Figfl isv a detail 1(3 16'ofli`ig- 15.7k y M y Referring" to" the drawings; `particnlarly to' Figui; the'gear shift is shown as enclosed'in Ia" rectangular oil proof casing; l; adapted to beatta'c'hed to the' automobile frame vby lugs" al. The connect-ion to the tiafIiS'n'i-ssjoii' gearing' is made by means of a connecting rod' 2' having' a head2l thereon section taken on line Vadapted' to Iiiove' laterally to two positions tofconnect.` tvvo movable members in gea'r'j rtransmis'sion and to reciprocate longitudinally to move'said members to the desired positions.' The gear transmission forms' nio part oit the present invention and drical head 3 upstanding from a 'rectangular block 3a located just inside of thefront wall of the casing 1. The block 3a is rigidly Y securedto a sliding rod 4 sliding in spaced lugs 1'a progecting from the front of the casy ing 1 and a rod 4 is adapted to be reciprocated toY move the rod 2- andthe head 2a to itstwo lateral positions.` Thismovement is transmitted through a lever 5 which is connected. to the rod 4 by an upstanding apertured portion 5a integral therewith, through which the rod 4 is passed. Collars 4n are slidable on the rod 4 at each side of the member 5a and springs 6 are retained between these collars and other collars 7 secured in any suitable manner to the rod 4. The springs 6 and collars 4- and 7 thus form a yielding connection between the lever 5 and the rod 4 to absorb the shock occasioned by the movements of the members 2 4and 4. The lever 5 is oscillated to move the rod 4 at desired times in a manner to be later described. y Y

The inner end of the rod 2 has threaded thereon Ia head 8 which is flattened at its inner end and pivoted to one end of a linlr 9, the other end of which is received in the bifurcated end of a lever lwhich is centrally pivoted to a shouldered stud 11 which upstands from and is screwed into a lug 1b integral with the bottom of the Vcasing 1..

The pivotal member 9ZL in the members 8 and 9 extends downwardly into a block 12 which is threaded onto a rod 13 and held in position by a suitable lock nut thereon. The rod 13 slides and is guided in alug 1c upstanding from and integral with the bottom of the casing 1 and also passes through an aperture formed in transverse rib 1d which also upstands from and is integral with the bottom of the casing 1. The oppositeM end 0f lever 10 is also bifurc'ated and pivoted to a link 9b which is in turn, pivoted to a block 14 which is adjustably threaded onto a rod 13n similar to the rod 18, and7 like the rod 13, guided ina lug 1B and the rib 1d. The rods 13 and 13 form the guiding means for the reciprocating movement of the member 2 and said mem- Vberisactuatedl in one direction or the other by members to be latervdescribed contacting withthe rear endsrof the rods 13 and 13a. The block 12 is formed withva depend-V ing point adapted to seat in Aa depressionA in a yielding'stop member 12b secured to to the clutch pedal of the automobile by a suitable link which connects with a lever arm 15 rigidly secured t0 a, shaft 16 journaled in the side of the casingl and in spaced lugs 1f upstanding from `and integral F with the bottom of casing 1. The lever 15 is provided with three holes so that an adjustable connection can be made tothe clutch pedal.

Secured tothe shaft 16 are spaced crank arms 17 (see Figs. 1 and 2) which project downwardly therefrom and have their ends -bifurcated to embrace and bev secured to links 18 which project rearwardly in the casing and are pivoted to journals projecting laterally from blocks 19 yand 19a which are adjustably threaded onto guide rods 2G and 20a, the blocks 19 and 19L being held in positionby suitable check nuts. The rods 2O and 2GZL are guided in apertures formed in the lugs 1O and'lC and also pass through apertures in the rib 1d and these rodsat their rear end are fitted into a'sliding member 21 to which they are secured by lock nuts threaded on the ends thereof, the said rods being shouldered to pass through the member 21. In this structure it will be seen that a turning movement Vof the lever 15 will reciprocate the member 21 longitudinally 'of the casing 1 and said member will be guided in right line movement by thev rods 20 and 20a.

rlhe reciprocating movements ofmember 21 are; adapted to move the rods13 and 13a and thus the member 2 and for this purpose themember21 has openings therein near its ends in'which are pivoted dogs 22 and 22a by transverse pivots extending through lugs 28 formed integral with the member 21 and through removable lugs'24 attached tothe member 21 by suitable fastening" means. The member 21 has upstanding .portions 21?1 in which are journaled shafts 25' and 25a. These shafts are inclined slightly downwardly toward the center of the easing .1 and are journaled at their inner ends in upstanding lugs 21b integralfwith the member 21. At theV outer ends of the shafts 25 and'25a are secured pawl members2f` and 26a land these pawl members have a projecting tongue thereon shown cle rly in Figs. 1 and 2 engaging anv inclined surface on the lugs 21a and lugs 21C at the outerside thereof and these pawls are lurged -into engagement with said surfaces vby coiled springs 27 disposedzabout the shafts25 and 2. e and secured to thesaid shafts at one end and to the lugs 21"V at their other'iends. To the inner ends of the shafts 25 andV 25a are secured trip members 28 and 28a, these members being rigidly secured to said ends. 28@ are provided with al forward -upstanding arm 28"', as shown in Fig. 4 and with a rearward upstandi'ig arm which is previded rThe members 28 and Y adapted to be seated in said depressions successively as the block 32 is moved step by step laterally of the casing. A bail member 53 has its rear ends flattened and secured to the sides of the block 32 adjacent the downturned portions of the members 33 and this baill member projects rearwardly and the connected sides thereof are then bent downwardly forming a U-shaped member disposed substantially in a vert-ical plane, as clearly shown in F ig. 6. The lower connecting portion of the member 53 is flattened and formed with projections 53a. The bottom portion of the member 53 is also supported or maintained at a desired level by pin 54 project-ing inwardly from the rear side of the casing 1. 1

It may be here noted thatV the casing 1 and the gear shift mechanism is adapted? to be connected from either side, and for this purpose the casing is formed with an aperture 16a arranged to accommodate the shaft 16 which projects from the other side of the casing. The lug 1j isa-lso duplicated symmetrically of the casing by the lug 1j so that the shifting lever or crank arms 38 can be connected at either side.w The casing 1 is also provided with apertures in the walls thereof in line with the rods 13 and 13a, 2O and 20, 44: and 14a and with the rod 31, so that these rods can be removed longitudinally from the casing. These apertures are normally closed by screw plugs shown in F ig. 1. The rod 2 is provided with a suitable packing'member 55 of leather or other flexible material constructed to prevent the escape of oil thereabout. The casing is provided with a metal top 56 which is secured thereto by spaced bolts taking into the tapped holes 59 shown in Fig. 1.

The member 32 and the attached members are designed to be moved laterally into the successive positions from a position adjacent the steering wheel. y In Fig. 12 is shown a quadrant plate 57 secured to a post 58 surrounding the steering Wheel post which is suitably attached to the automobile. A lever arm 59 piv'oted to and swung about the steering wheel postV extends over the quadrant plate 57 and beneath the same and is provided with an upstanding pin 592l normally adapted to enter one of Va plurality of apertures 57a formed about the quadrant. plate 57. The pin 59a is normally Yurged upward into said holes by a spring pressed ball GO which is partially received in a recess in the lever 59 and is pressed upon by a spring disposed in a'central bore in the handle portion of said lever. `When it is desired to swing the lever 59, the same is merely pushed downward bythe handle portion and swung laterally. Lugs 61 are formed on the members 57 and 59 adapted to pass each other with some little friction and to form a friction .stop to indicate to the driver when he is moving the lever 59 to the last aperture 57a or to the position for reversing the gears. lt will be evident that by turning the lever 59, the crank arm 62 will be moved which will, in turn, move the connecting member 39 connected thereto by a universal joint, which, as stated, is adapted to be connected to the crank arm 38 which shifts the block 32. The connections to the shift are shown in Figs. 141 and 15. The rods and 71 are adjustable by a turn buckle and adapted to be connected to the clutch pedal. Rod 71 is slidably connected to arm 72, by head 75 held in adjusted po sition by a set screw. Arms 15 and 72 have a plurality of holes for adjustably connecting link 73. The various adjustments accommodate the device for long and short stroke clutches. A spring 74 attached to arm 72 and a suitable point on the frame returns the parts to normal position after each actuation.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When the clutch is in, the lever 15 will be swung so that the member 21 is in its rearward position. Assuming that the block 32 is Vmoved to the eXtremeposit-ion to the left. in F ig. 1, which will be the reversing position, the narrow vertical part of the spring member 29 will then be to the left of the extreme tooth 53?l on the member 53. The clutch can now be disengaged and the lever 15 swung and the member 2 will now be moved. ln this position, the trip member 28 is in alinement with the rod 40. As the member 21 is moved forward, rod L10 -will contact with theV forward arm of the member 28 and turn the same downwardly, as shown in Fig. 4. This rotates the shaft 25 and rotates the pawl 26 so that the projecting lug thereon is moved upwardly, as indicated by a dotted line in F ig. 2. The dog 22 is now free to swing on its pivot and, as the member 21 moves forwardly, the rod V13 presses against said dog and merely moves it downwardly to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11. The trip member 28 now being in alinement with the rod 40 when the member 2l is moved forwardly the dogV member 22 contacts rod 13a. As this dog memberf22Z1 is held by the pawl 26 itcannot swing downwardly and thus moves the rod 13l forwardly swinging the lever 10 and moving the rod 2 rearwardly.yV This movement will move the rod 2 and member 2L toward the casino which Vwill be the position to put the gears in, reverse. lVlien the member 32 is in the position assumed, that is to the left, the tongue'33b is in position to Contact with the bell crank lever 49 on the right so that the cam Vmember 216 on the right will be depressed when the mem-- ber 21 is moved forwardly. This will swing i the inner end of lever 5 to the'left and move the member 2. to the right, which will he the proper position for moving` the gears in the reverse. rlhe clutch can-now be operated and the lever arm 15 swung, and unless the controlling or indicating lever 59 is again moved, the gears will not be changed. Ey moving the lever 59 to the next notch the block 52 will be moved to the right, as seen in Fig. l and the spring will engage between the lirst two notches 53 ogl' member 53. its the spring passes the first notrh it is pressed inwardly and the trip member which has been held by disengagement ol the upper projecting portion ol' the spring with the recess 281 willfbe released and both trip members 28 and 25"" will stand in vertical position. llfhen the member 2l is now moved forwardly the trip members 28 and 28h will travel between the projecting rods t0 and il and bot-h rods 13 and 15' will be moved forward by the dogs 22 and 22"" so that the vrod 2 will be reciproeated iter only halt its movement. rlhis will bring the gears into neutral. The clutch can now be repeatedly worked and the gears will not be moved out of this position it' the lever 59 is not again moved. liy moving the lever 59 to the nent notch, the springf29 will move between the second` and third project-ions from the right and the trip member 28y will move into alinement with the project ing rod 4l. rlhe tongue 32P on the right will still remain in positionto operate the bell crank lever i9 on the right so thatV the cam d6 on the right, as shown in Figs. l to 7, will remain depressedl lfVhen member 2l is now moved forwardly, rod el is swung to trip member 28"" downward and the same willbe engaged and held bythe `spring 29. rl`he trip members 2S and 2.8- when pushed backwardly flex or push the. spring` 29 baclt a short distance until the lateral projections at the top yof said spring snap into the slots in the sides of the trip members. Thisholds the trip members until the spring 29 is again pressed toward member 2l when the same are disengaged. This lifts the pawl member 26 so that the dog 22a will swing down idly and now operates therod l. The pawl 2.6, however, will hold the dog `22 in vertical position since the trip member 28 will not be moved and this dog will operate rod 13 and move the member 2 torwardly swinging lever l0 about `its pivot. rlhis will move the gears into the position oi low. y

The teeth or projections 53a on the member 53 act as cam surfaces so that, when said member is moved laterally, these teeth pr ss against the narrow portion o'ispring and push the same inwardly, thus releasing the trip member 28 and 28El which are immediately moved to vertical. position by the springs 2T so that they are in position to be engaged by any of the rods l0 to Al2 which may be brought into alinement therewith.

it will thus beseen that b* merel swinvinflt the lever 59 to the desired position and operating the clutch pedal, the gears will be shifted to the desired position. The ar rangement is such that the clutch isentirely withdrawn before the shilft is made.

From the above description "it is seen that applicant has provided simple and compact gear shifting mechanism which can be variously applied to practically any type of automobile and which is oompactly housed in a casing adapted to contain oil. rlhe various movements are accomplished moving members in the casing in a right line, the moving members being guided by parallel rods. The mechanism is easily assembled and disassembled and can be made with comparatively small expense. lThe casing l is preferably made oif'aluminum and the other parts'of steel. y., l

While one embodiment of the invention has'been described, it will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe iorm, details and arrangement of the device without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A gear shift device for an automobile having in combination, a member adapted to rbe oscillated laterally to a plurality'of positions to connect ywith diii'erent gear' shitting elements 'oil the transmission gear ing and to be reciprocated in any 01"' such positions to move said elements, means for moving said member laterally, including selectively controlled oppositely facing cams, and ymeans for moving said member longitudinally, both means being operated by the clutch pedal of theautomobile.`

2. The structure set forth in cla-im l, and

means located for convenient manipulation f by the driver of the automobile to determine the lateral position to which said member is moved, said parts being constructed and arranged so that unless said last mentioned means is'operated, lthe members will not be moved by the operation oi the clutch pedal.

3. A gear shift device for an automobile having in combination a member adapted to be oscillatedlaterally to a pluralityof positions to connect with dilierent gear shiftv elements ot the transmission gearing and to be reciprocated in any of such positions to move said elements, means connected to the clutch pedalof the automobile adapted to move said member laterally and to reciprocate the same, a casing in which the shift members.

4. rlhe structure set forth in claim 3, and a lever centrally pivoted to said casing to which said parallel members are pivotally connected.

5. A gear shift mechanism for an automobile having vin combination ,a member adapted to be moved laterally to a plurality of positions to connect with gear shifting elements and to be reciprocated Vto move said elements, a casing adapted'to contain oil Vfrom which said member projects, and meansin said casing guided on parallel rods spaced from the bottom and Walls of said casing Vadapted to reciprocate said mem# ber.

6. VThe 'structure set forth in claimV 5, andV means movable laterally in said casing for controlling the direction of reciprocation of said member and the lateral position thereof. y

7. The structure set forth in claimV 5, said means including an adjustable cam for controlling 'the lateral movement of said memu ber.

8. A gear shift mechanism for an automobile having in combination a member adapted to be moved to a plurality of lateral positions to' connect with the gear shifting elements and to be reciprocated to move said elements, a casing from which said member projects, means inV said casing guided on parallel rods adapted to reciprocate said member including an adjustable cam for controlling the lateral movement of said member, and means movable Vlaterlly in said casing for controlling the adjustment of said cam means. Y

9. The structure set forth in claim 5, said means including tripping elements, and means movable 'laterally transversely of said casing ffor operating said tripping elements to control the direction of reciprocation of said member.

10. A gear shifting mechanism for an automobile comprising a member adapted to be connected to the transmission gearing and oscillatable to a plurality of lateral posi tions, and reciprocable to a' plurality of positions, a casing into which said member projects, means guided in a right line for movement longitudinally of said casing to which said member is pivoted, a centrally pivoted lever in said casing pivotally connected at its ends to said means, and a reciprocating member in said casing adapted to be reciprocated by movements of the-V clutch pedal of the automobile having dogs thereon adapted to contact with said means to svving said centrally pivoted lever and reciprocate said first mentioned member.

11. The structure set forth in .claim 1l), spring pressed shafts journaled in said reciprocating means having tripping members at one end, and paivl members at thev other n ends, said pawl members controlling said dogs. Y

12. The structure set forth in claim 11, and a'laterally reciprocable member in said casing having rods projecting therefrom adapted to alternately actuate said tripping members.

13. The structure set forth in claim 1:2,

vsaid laterally reciprocating member being Y casing into which said member projects and a reciprocating means in said casing for controlling the movements of said member operable from the clutch pedal of the automobile, said means including an adjustable cam hav ing vertically reciprocable cam 'members adapted to be shifted to operative and inoperative positions alternately.

16. The structure set forth in claim 15, and aV lever pivoted in said casing having means at one end adapted to contact with the cam which is in operative position to swing the same member into different lateral positions. Y

17. The structure set forth in claim 15, and laterally movable means for said casing adapted to be brought into various positions to operate said cam members When vsaid reciprocating means is reciproca-ted. Y

18. A gear shift mechanism for an automobile having in combination, a member adapted to be connected to the transmission gearing, and oscillated to a plurality of positions and reciprocated to a plurality of positions to shift said gears, a rectangular casing adapted to contain oil into which said member projects, and reciprocating means in said casing for moving said member to its various positions, said means including parallel guide rods guided in lugs in said casing formed integral therewith.

19. The structure set forth in claim 18, the Walls of said casing being provided with apertures in line with said guide rods` through which said guide rods may be removed.

20. rllhe structure set forth in claim 19, said apertures being closed by screw plugs and seid casing being oil tight.

2l. A gear shift mechanism for an :intomobile comprising a casing, a member guided therein for straight line movement and adapted to operate means for shifting the gears, said member including pivotefl dogs at each side, shafts journelecl in seid member at each side thereof7 paWls on the end of seid shafts normally adapted to hold seid dogs against movement, and tripping members on the other ends of said shafts adapted to be swung to move said paiWls out of en gegement with seid Clogs.

22. The structure set forth in claim 2l, and e, plete spring secured to seid member and having portions adapted to engage with seid trip members to hold the saine in their swung positions when the seme have been swung to move said peWl members.

23. The structure set forth in claim 22, and a. laterally removable notched member in .said easing adapted to not on seid spring toy move the seine toward the reciprocating member to which it is attached to cause the spring to release said tripping members.

:24. A gear shift mechanism for an automobilecomprising e easing, a member project ing therefrom adapted to be connected to the gearing to shift the Seme and oscilletsible to e plurality of positions, a lever pivotecl in seid casing and connected to said member for oscillating the seme, and en adjustable cam means in seid easing adapted to operate seid lever to move said member--= lin testimony whereof l eflix my signature.

HANS A; HANSON. Witnesses:

HAN MAGLEOD, H. R, Gmimnrsorr. 

